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<li><a href="#part1">Using 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 and 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with the 「に」 particle</a></li>
<li><a href="#part2">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 and 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 for nouns and na-adjectives</a></li>
<li><a href="#part3">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with i-adjectives</a></li>
<li><a href="#part4">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 and 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 with verbs</a></li>
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<h2 id="part1">Using 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 and 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with the 「に」 particle</h2>
We can use the verbs 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 and 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 in conjunction with the 「に」 particle to make various useful expressions.
We are used to using the object particle with 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 because something is usually done <u>to</u> something else.  We will see how the meaning changes when we change the particle to
「に」.  As for 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」, it is always used with the 「に」 particle because "becoming" is not an action done to something else but rather a target of change.
The only grammatical point of interest here is using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with i-adjectives and verbs.

<h2 id="part2">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 and 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 for nouns and na-adjectives</h2>
As already explained, using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with nouns and na-adjectives presents nothing new and acts pretty much the way you'd expect.

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（１）　<span title="かれ - he" class="popup">彼</span>の<span title="にほんご - Japanese language" class="popup">日本語</span>が<span title="じょうず - skillful" class="popup">上手</span><em>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- His Japanese has become skillful.
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（２）　<span title="わたし - me, myself, I" class="popup">私</span>は<span title="いしゃ - doctor" class="popup">医者</span><em>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- I became a doctor.
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（３）　<span title="わたし - me, myself, I" class="popup">私</span>は<span title="ゆうめい - famous" class="popup">有名</span>な<span title="ひと - person" class="popup">人</span><em>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span></em>。
<br />- I will become a famous person.
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<p>For adjectives, using the verb 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 with the 「に」 particle is just a review back to the lesson on <a href="adgobi.html">adverbs</a>.
However, for nouns, when you use the verb 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 with the 「に」 particle, it means that you are going to do things toward something.
This changes the meaning of 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 to mean, "to decide on [X]".
This is a common expression to use, for instance, when you are ordering items on a menu.
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（１）　<span title="わたし - me, myself, I" class="popup">私</span>は、<span title="ハンバーガー - hamburger" class="popup">ハンバーガー</span>と<span title="サラダ - salad" class="popup">サラダ</span><em>に<span title="する - to do" class="popup">します</span></em>。
<br />- I'll have the hamburger and salad. (lit: I'll do toward hamburger and salad.)
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（２）　<span title="ほか - other" class="popup">他</span>に<span title="いい - good" class="popup">いい</span><span title="もの - object" class="popup">もの</span>が<span title="たくさん - a lot" class="popup">たくさん</span><span title="ある - to exist (inanimate)" class="popup">ある</span>けど、<span title="やっぱり - as I thought" class="popup">やっぱり</span><em><span title="これ - this" class="popup">これ</span>に</em><span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>。
<br />- There are a lot of other good things, but as I thought, I'll go with this one.
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<p>If you think this expression is strange, think about the English expression, "I'll go with the hamburger."  Exactly where are you going with the
hamburger?</p>

<h2 id="part3">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 with i-adjectives</h2>
Because the 「に」 particle is a target particle that is used for nouns and by extension na-adjectives, we need to use something else
to show that something is becoming an i-adjective.  Since "becoming" expresses a change in state, it makes sense to describe this process using
an adverb.  In fact, you'll notice that we were already using adverbs (of a sort) in the previous section by using 「に」 with na-adjectives.

<p>（１）　<span title="きょねん - last year" class="popup">去年</span>から<span title="せ - height" class="popup">背</span>が<em><span title="たかい - tall, high" class="popup">高く</span><span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span>ね</em>。
<br />- Your height has gotten taller from last year, huh?
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（２）　<span title="うんどう - exercise" class="popup">運動</span><span title="する - to do" class="popup">している</span>から、<em><span title="つよい - strong" class="popup">強く</span><span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span></em>。
<br />- I will become stronger because I am exercising.
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（３）　<span title="べんきょう - study" class="popup">勉強</span>を<span title="たくさん - a lot" class="popup">たくさん</span><span title="する - to do" class="popup">した</span>から、<span title="あたま - head" class="popup">頭</span>が<em><span title="いい - good" class="popup">よく</span><span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- Since I studied a lot, I became smarter. (lit: head became better)
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<h2 id="part4">Using 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 and 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 with verbs</h2>
You may be wondering how to use  「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 and 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」  with verbs since there's no way to directly modify a verb with another verb.  The simple solution is to add a generic noun such as a generic event: <span title="こと - event, matter" class="popup">こと</span> （<span title="こと - event, matter" class="popup">事</span>） or an appearance/manner: <span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span> （<span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">様</span>）.
These nouns don't refer to anything specific and are used to describe something else. In this case, they allow us to describe verbs in the same manner as nouns.
Here are some examples of how to use these generic nouns with 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 and 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」.
<p>（１）　<span title="かいがい - overseas" class="popup">海外</span>に<span title="いく - to go" class="popup">行く</span><em><span title="こと - event, matter" class="popup">こと</span></em>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span>。
<br />- It's been decided that I will go abroad. (lit: It became the event of going abroad.)
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（２）　<span title="まいにち - everyday" class="popup">毎日</span>、<span title="にく - meat" class="popup">肉</span>を<span title="たべる - to eat" class="popup">食べる</span><em><span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span></em>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span>。
<br />- It seems like I started eating meat everyday. (lit: It became the appearance of eating meat everyday.)
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（３）　<span title="かいがい - overseas" class="popup">海外</span>に<span title="いく - to go" class="popup">行く</span><em><span title="こと - event, matter" class="popup">こと</span></em>に<span title="する - to do" class="popup">した</span>。
<br />- I decided I will go abroad. (lit: I did toward the event of going abroad.)
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（４）　<span title="まいにち - everyday" class="popup">毎日</span>、<span title="にく - meat" class="popup">肉</span>を<span title="たべる - to eat" class="popup">食べる</span><em><span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span></em>に<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>。
<br />- I will try to eat meat everyday. (lit: I will do toward the manner of eating meat everyday.)
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<p>You can modify a verb with 「<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 or 「<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 by first making it into a noun clause and then treating it just like a regular noun.
Pretty clever, huh?  I hope the literal translations give you a sense of why the example sentences mean what they do.  For example, in
（４） 「～<span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span>に<span title="する - to do" class="popup">する</span>」 translates into "to make an effort toward..." but in Japanese, it's really only a target towards acting in a certain manner.
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Since potential verbs describe a state of feasibility rather than an action (remember, that's why the 「を」 particle couldn't be used), it is often used
in conjunction with 「～<span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なる</span>」 to describe a change in manner to a state of feasibility.  Let's take this opportunity to get some potential
conjugation practice in.
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（１）　<span title="にほん - Japan" class="popup">日本</span>に<span title="くる - to come" class="popup">来て</span>、<span title="すし - sushi" class="popup">寿司</span>が<em><span title="たべる - to eat" class="popup">食べられる</span><span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- After coming to Japan, I became able to eat sushi.
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（２）　<span title="いちねんかん - span of 1 year" class="popup">一年間</span><span title="れんしゅう - practice" class="popup">練習</span><span title="する - to do" class="popup">した</span>から、<span title="ピアノ - piano" class="popup">ピアノ</span>が<em><span title="ひく - to play (piano, guitar)" class="popup">弾ける</span><span title="よう - appearance, manner" class="popup">よう</span>に<span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- Because I practiced for one year, I became able to play the piano.
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（３）　<span title="ちか - underground" class="popup">地下</span>に<span title="はいる - to enter" class="popup">入って</span>、<em><span title="ふじさん - Mt. Fuji" class="popup">富士山</span>が<span title="みえる - to be visible" class="popup">見えなく</span><span title="なる - to become" class="popup">なった</span></em>。
<br />- After going underground, Fuji-san became not visible.
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